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Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released January 16, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.  For information on "Egg Products" call Tom Kruchten at
(202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
 
              Shell Eggs Broken Down 6 Percent
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 141 million dozen during November 2003, down 6
percent from November a year ago.
 
November 2003 contained 20 weekdays including 2 holidays, and five
Saturdays, compared to 21 weekdays, 2 holidays and five Saturdays in
November 2002.
 
During calendar year 2003, shell eggs broken totaled 1.67 billion dozen,
down 4 percent from the 1.73 billion dozen broken in 2002.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2003 was 2.13 billion pounds, down 2 percent
from 2002.
 
Data presented in this report were compiled from inspection reports of
the Food Safety and Inspection Service.  The best available data at time
of publication were used.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                    Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected,
                         United States, November 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Nov 2002   :   Nov 2003   :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   149,902        141,269         94
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   121,197        121,853        101
  White                                 :    41,116         38,997         95
  Yolk                                  :    22,838         20,872         91
                                        :
  Total                                 :   185,151        181,722         98
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    17,585         16,138         92
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                    United States, January-November, 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Nov, 2002 :Jan-Nov, 2003 :  2002
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,731,078      1,669,830        96
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,348,965      1,362,581       101
  White                                 :    542,615        501,660        92
  Yolk                                  :    295,017        267,764        91
                                        :
  Total                                 :  2,186,597      2,132,005        98
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    211,711        197,500        93
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Data Sources:  Data for the "Egg Products" report are obtained from
Grading Volume Reports (Form PY-240) completed by inspectors of the Egg
Products Inspection Division, Food Safety and Inspection  Service (FSIS),
USDA.  FSIS is responsible for administering a mandatory inspection
program for egg products under the authority of the Egg Products
Inspection Act of 1970.  The Act and its associated Regulations require
that all commercial egg breaking and processing plants operate under
continuous USDA supervision.  Reports are currently received from
approximately 75 plants.  Plant management provides monthly volume data
to the resident USDA inspector at the applicable plant.
 
Procedures and Reliability:  FSIS reviews plant data for accuracy and
completeness and provides NASS a data file.  NASS reviews the data for
unusual values.  The egg products estimates are based on a census of all
commercial egg breaking and processing plants, therefore, there are no
statistical estimation and sampling errors.
 
 
 
The next "Egg Products" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February
10, 2004.
 
 
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